UAW fight with Stellantis escalates as union files unfair labor charges over factory commitments

UAW fight with Stellantis escalates as union files unfair labor charges over factory commitments

The United Auto Workers’ rift with Stellantis widened Monday as the union filed federal labor charges over possibly moving production of an SUV out of the country. The union said it filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board accusing Stellantis of illegally refusing to release information about plans to move Dodge Durango production from

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Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as well as support for refugees around the world in recent years. “There’s less

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Boeing says it’s considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists

Boeing says it’s considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during a factory workers’ strike that began last week, the company told employees Monday. The company said the moves, which include reduced spending on suppliers, were necessary because “our business is in a difficult period.” Chief

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Myanmar’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war

Myanmar’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises past 200, with tallying hindered by civil war

BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The death toll, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday’s initial total of 33, with strong prospects of it

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Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation

Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the north in order to allow its residents to return is now an official war goal, as the country considers a wider military operation that could ignite an all-out conflict. Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened to take heavier military action to halt the near-daily

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